MARGAO: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said that the government would ensure development of Dharbandora taluka by bringing in several development projects.
Stating that development projects were crucial to ensure progress of Dharbandora which has remained relatively backward, Sawant urged the people to cooperate with the government in setting up new projects in the state’s newly carved taluka.
“The government is keen on bringing in various projects at Dharbandora on lands owned by the government which will lead to development of the area. People should welcome these projects. The government is considering bringing in an educational project here. An IIT campus, a forensic institute, or national school of law – anyone of these projects is likely to be set up in Dharbandora,” Sawant said while speaking at a public function at Dharbandora as part of his Sanvordem constituency tour.
Addressing a gathering later at Sanvordem, Sawant held leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat squarely responsible for the current mining crisis.
“Had the 88 mining leases not been renewed in time during Digambar Kamat’s tenure as chief minister, this situation arising out of the cancellation of those mining leases wouldn’t have arisen. And now they are blaming me for the mining problem,” Sawant said.
He also blamed Kamat, alongwith then IT minister Dayanand Narvekar, for poor telecom infrastructure in the state leading to the current poor internet connectivity.
Further, he said that he suspected a scam in the “flawed” telecom policy of 2009 signed during their tenure.
